Filemon Vela Jr.

Filemon Vela Jr. (13 February 1963-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-TX 34) from 3 January 2013.

Biography
Filemon Vela Jr. was born in Harlingen, Texas in 1963, and he worked as a political aide before practicing law in South Texas for more than 20 years. In 2012, he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic Party member, and he was affiliated with the conservative Blue Dog Coalition.